Marginal Analysis: Making the Most of Every Decision
Student Worksheet
A retail store hires seasonal staff each holiday season because the extra help meeting demand is worth more than the wages, then cuts positions once demand drops and cost outweighs benefit. The same logic applies to government, weighing a new highway's reduced traffic and improved safety against construction and environmental costs, and to pollution rules weighed against cleanup costs to businesses and taxpayers.
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